The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 15 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an MD-11, then departed from runway 18C at KMEM Memphis International Airport. The takeoff distance was 6,136 feet, which accounted for 55% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 187 knots.

The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 36 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 17 knots from a direction of 200 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 16 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile south of KMEM Memphis International Airport, rising from an altitude of 1,301 feet above sea level to 33,908 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,607 feet, in 19 minutes and covering a distance of 121 nautical miles.

Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 6 miles northeast of Linden, Tennessee. This phase lasted for 25 minutes and covered a distance of 576 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting overhead Selby-on-the-Bay, Maryland. The descent from 32,475 feet above sea level to 2,485 feet above sea level, a decrease of 29,990 feet, took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 133 nautical miles.

The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, this time starting overhead Milltown, New Jersey. This phase lasted for 7 minutes and covered a distance of 16 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 04R at KEWR Newark Liberty International Airport was made from the southwest, heading 24.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,201 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.

The landing on runway 04R was successful, with a touchdown distance of 1,090 feet and a touchdown speed of 163 knots, which was slightly faster than the threshold speed. The touchdown rate was hard at -406 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 9 knots from a direction of 320 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 4 knots.

The total landing distance was 6,234 feet, which accounted for 89% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The total flight distance was 858 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 82 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 40,411 pounds of fuel during the flight.